Foreign Office advice updated in new terror warning

Last updated at 12:26 13 March 2003

The British Foreign and Commonwealth had updated its advice for Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti, referring to a high risk of terror attacks.

The FCO website (www.fco.gov.uk/travel) warns visitors to the three countries to be highly vigilant in all areas frequented by foreign visitors, including hotels, nightclubs, shopping centres and restaurants.

The website has been changed to underline the continued threat from terrorism: 'The Foreign Office continues to receive information that Westerners are at risk from terrorist attacks in areas frequented by foreigners.

'In particular there is a potential threat against western interests in Nairobi, Kenya.'

The revised warning comes less than four months after suicide bombers launched a deadly attack on a hotel in the Kenyan beach resort of Mombasa, killing 13 Kenyans and three Israeli tourists.

On the same day attempts were made to shoot down an Israeli airliner as it took off from Kenya.

Despite the current warnings, the Foreign Office has stopped short of advising against all non-essential travel to the three countries.